Corkscrew.



PATENTED SEPT. 12, 1905.

H. STURM.

CORKSGRBW.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1905.

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HUGO STURM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF .TO JOSEPH FUGER,OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

CORKSCREW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1905.

Application file/l April 1, 1905. Serial No. 253,218.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO STURM, a citizen of Germany, residing at NewYork city, Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented newand useful Improvements in Corkscrews, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a corkscrew which is adapted to cut a metalcap and wire off the neck of a bottle, detach a cap from the mouth of abottle, and to withdraw the cork. In this way all manipulationsnecessary for opening a bottle can be performed by one and the sameimplement.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 isa side view of my improvedcorkscrew; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section on line 2 2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, across-section on line 3 3, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4, a side view, partly insection, of the corkscrew, showing it in use.

The letter A indicates a resilient bail, between the shanks a of whichis fulcrumed the screw Z) by a stop-hinge, as usual. The upper or handleportion of the bail is bent to form two outer lobes or convex sections aand an intermediate concave section (f. This concave section is providedwith a longitudinal groove that accommodates a concave knifeblade 0,secured to the bail by screws 0. The cutting edge of the blade 0projects above concave section (6 but is sunk beneath the convexsections a, so that the hand of the operator is not apt to be out whilethe implement is used.

The shanks a are bridged by a cross-bar (Z, that constitutes a lifterand is undercut, as at d, Fig. 2. The ends of the cross bar are movablysecured to the shanks, so that the rigidity of the cross-bar does notimpair the resiliency of the bail. To this effect the crossbar isprovided at each end with an inwardlyextending hook d engaging atransverse slot a of shank a. From the hooks d the crossbar extendsfirst inwardly, as at d", and then upwardly, as at (Z, to raise the bodyof the cross-bar off the bail.

If a cap is to be cut from a bottle, the knife 0 is passed around theneck of the latter to sever the cap and also the binding-wires, afterwhich the cork is removed by the screw 6. If a cap B is to be detachedfrom the mouth of a bottle, the lifter (Z is passed underneath the edgeof the cap while the end of the bail is rested upon the same, Fig. 4:.The bail being now used as a lever, the cap may be readily unseated.

That I claim is 1. A corkscrew provided with a bail having aconcave-convex handle, a cutter secured to the concave handle-section,and a screw fulcrumed to the bail, substantially as specified.

2. A corkscrew provided with a bail, a bar extending across the same,and a screw fulcrumed to the bail, substantially as specified.

3. A corkscrew provided with a resilient perforated bail, a barextending across the same and having hook-shaped ends that engage thebail-perforations, and a screw fulcrumed to the bail, substantially asspecified.

Signed by me at New York city, Manhattan, New York, this 31st day ofMarch, 1905.

HUGO STURM.

WVitnesses:

JOSEPH FUGER, FRANK v. BRIESEN.

